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The Huntington News

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Lebanese editor talks Middle East issues

November 14, 2006

By Jessi Savino Rather than stay for the full five years, Rami Khouri will be taking in his Northeastern experience during a three-week residency. Khouri, editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, is at the university to speak on the current state of affairs...

Duke tops NU in season-opener

November 14, 2006

By Nate Owen While they showed the ability to adjust to a new offensive scheme, the Huskies' inability to prevent turnovers and come away with offensive rebounds ultimately led to a 102-49 loss to Duke in Durham, N.C., Saturday. Despite the lopsided final score, the Huskies...

Afro-studies prof confirms act of racism

November 14, 2006

An African-American Studies and Music professor has confirmed he was the victim of the "recent, distressing incident" of racial discrimination that university officials have remained silent on after acknowledging an ongoing investigation last week. Associate Professor Leonard...

Commentary: Republicans need to remember priorities

November 14, 2006

Speaker Pelosi. Yes, I too just got a chill down my spine after seeing those two words together. It almost physically hurts when I think about it. We need to be clear on one thing: the Democrats didn't win this election; the Republicans shot themselves in the foot so many...

Player of the Week

November 14, 2006

Kendrick Ballantyne has finally gotten a chance to prove himself. After transferring to Northeastern in 2004 and an injury-shortened 2005 campaign, The Northeastern News Player of the Week has shown his worth to the football team on and off the field. "It was very frustrating...

Brown’s voicemail transcript (graphic content, discretion advised)

November 14, 2006

Transcript of the voicemail received Sunday, Sept. 24 at 12:17 a.m. 1st voice: "OK is this the African-American Studies? Well you know what, you African motherfuckers need to go back over to Africa. I'm sick of you Motherfuckers taking our jobs. Y'all need to go fuck your...

On the Hunt

November 14, 2006

By Brian Benson With Red Bull running through their veins, students ran, biked and T'd around Boston for 24 hours during the first annual "Amazing Husky Hunt." Sponsored by the Resident Student Association (RSA), more than 600 students participated in the campus-wide scavenger...

Former porn addict discusses recovery

November 14, 2006

By Maggie Cassidy There are 11,000 pornography video releases a year, there are two porn stores for every one McDonald's restaurant and the pornography business is a $57 billion industry worldwide. These were some key facts and statistics recovering porn addict Michael Leahy...

Editorial Cartoon

November 14, 2006

New magazine aims to influence music tastes

November 14, 2006

By Matt Dolloff From offering concert reviews to exposing new musical trends, Northeastern's latest student publication aims to open the music industry world to a wider audience. Tastemakers magazine made its debut in late October, and was created by the Northeastern chapter...

All Hail: Order, coherence missing from InfoCommons

November 14, 2006

One of the many frustrations a Northeastern student can face is Snell Library's InfoCommons. From the moment you walk in, it is an adventure full of obstacles to overcome. If you plan on going to InfoCommons at peak hours, which lately seems to be every hour of the day, prepare...

Jewish cinema highlighted

November 14, 2006

By Anne Baker Boston-area students were exposed to Jewish cinema culture when the 18th annual Boston Jewish Film Festival wrapped up its two-week presentation of modern films from around the world last week. The festival featured more than 50 independently produced feature...